Niamh Sutherland

RMIT Bachelor of Textiles (Design)
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niamhsutho@gmail.com
@niamhsutho_designs

Printed on cotton and a recycled sail, my piece explores both upcycling and mainly finding the joy in Multiple Sclerosis. Three different repeating prints all show areas of MS within our bodies. From how messages send to through treatment of Ocrelizumab tiny lizards hug our nerves like myelin sheath helping messages send. Imagery like this using soft colours brings a happier light to the issue. The complimenting 5 meter long nerve made from my waste experimentation gives a bug visual representation of a nerve. Being soft and colourful allows its scariness to leave and become something you can play with.

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RMIT Bachelor of Textiles (Design)

Printed on cotton and a recycled sail, my piece explores both upcycling and mainly finding the joy in Multiple Sclerosis. Three different repeating prints all show areas of MS within our bodies. From how messages send to through treatment of Ocrelizumab tiny lizards hug our nerves like myelin sheath helping messages send. Imagery like this using soft colours brings a happier light to the issue. The complimenting 5 meter long nerve made from my waste experimentation gives a bug visual representation of a nerve. Being soft and colourful allows its scariness to leave and become something you can play with.

Title: ‘Why My’ | Description: Top - 7m x 76cm (x2); Bottom - 7m x 54cm, sail material and cotton | Techniques: Top left - flocking with pigment; top right - pigment; Bottom - puff with pigment.

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